Limes are one of our favorite "flavoring fruits" for salsa, fish, salad, and fruit desserts. Talk about versatility! I have even roasted them in the oven with chicken or fish to be able to squeeze more of the warm juice over them and enjoy its roasted, mellow flavor. Here are great lime tips you can use in social messaging this week for your clients, employees, and students.
- Limes are a member of the citrus family along with lemons, oranges and grapefruit.
- Sailors were known as “limies” when it was discovered that vitamin C in limes helped cure them of scurvy.
- The zest (skin) of limes adds taste and texture to food. Limes should be rinsed well to reduce pesticides and wax on the surface.
- Limes are acidic, making them a great marinade or salad dressing.
- Limes impart a tart flavor to salads, dips, vegetables and meat dishes.
- Limes are often used in guacamole and margaritas for Cinco de Mayo.
By Lisa Andrews, MED, RD, LD
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Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII
Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.
Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.
Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.
